Citation

Bornstein RF. Am. Psychol. 2006; 61(6): 595-606.

Affiliation

Derner Institute of Advanced Psychological StudiesAdelphi University, Garden City, NY, US. bornstein@adelphi.edu.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, American Psychological Association)

DOI

10.1037/0003-066X.61.6.595

PMID

16953747

Abstract

Research indicates that economic dependency in women and emotional dependency in men independently contribute to domestic-partner abuse risk and that high levels of emotional dependency in an abused partner may reduce the likelihood that the victimized person will terminate the relationship. An analysis of psychological factors and social forces that contribute to domestic violence suggests that multimodal intervention strategies are needed to combat this complex problem.

Language: en